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India’s Fragmented Social Protection System: Three Rights Are in Place; Two Are Still Missing

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  • Nehra Kumra
  • Ankita Gandhi

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The paper touches only briefly upon the issue of social insurance because achieving this is a medium-term goal which the Indian welfare state must work towards within current fiscal constraints. It focus primarily on the performance and the weaknesses of the health system.

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  • Nehra Kumra & Ankita Gandhi, 2016. "India’s Fragmented Social Protection System: Three Rights Are in Place; Two Are Still Missing," Working Papers id:8250, eSocialSciences.
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    1. Amartya Sen, 2005. "Human Rights and Capabilities," Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(2), pages 151-166.
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